In the sacred space where life begins, birth has always been more than a biological process; it is a deeply spiritual and cultural event. Across Africa and Indigenous communities,...
“An organizer is a social arsonist, who goes around lighting people on fire,” – Fred Ross. Right now the world is quite literally on fire. Los Angeles is burning....
As I distance myself from colonial, traditional depictions of femininity,The charming woman, captivating, yet transcendent of her shallow past.She descends from Thebes, Crete, Chichén Itzá, Quan Âm A totem,...
The de-radicalisation of Jazz hurts the DRC till this day. I sat down with Lizmnk, a singer-songwriter from the Congolese diaspora and Aleria, a violinist-singer and British Nigerian. What...
So, Natalie B’s recent video about making her gym exclusively for “biologically female” women has been making waves. At first glance, it might seem like a move for “safety”...
Haddaway: What is Love “What is love, baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more.” To love in this world is to be heartbroken. How can we not...
Act 1: Work Was Never Meant to Be This Way The 9-to-5 is a scam. A relic of violence dressed up as normalcy. People treat it like a natural...
In Lagos, ambition thrives as “Yahoo Boys” exploit global greed, rebelling against systemic inequality born from colonialism. Their scams mirror a flawed world, challenging us to rethink ambition, legacy,...
At Decolonial Thoughts, we’re not just analysing the world—we’re witnessing it, reckoning with it, and refusing to accept that this is the best we can do. The past year...
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As of October 7th, 2024, Palestine has experienced a year of relentless bombardment by the Israeli government on civilians, land, and infrastructure. Many international governing bodies recognize this now as...
Rice has been cultivated by communities in Borneo for countless generations, and in return, rice has cultivated customs, beliefs, traditions, and cultures throughout the Island. Annual rice harvests guide...
“You have no idea, do you, she says. How could you? They don’t teach you any of this. Too unpatriotic, right, to tell you the horrible things our country’s done before. The camps at Manzanar, or what happens at the border. They probably teach you that most plantation owners were kind to their slaves and that Columbus discovered America, don’t they? Because telling you what really hap- pened would be espousing un-American views, and we certainly wouldn’t want that. Bird doesn’t fully understand any of thesethings, but what he does understand, suddenly, and with head-spinning force, is how much he doesnot know. I’m sorry, he says meekly. The librarian sighs. How can you know, she says, if no one teaches you and no one ever talks about it, and all the books about it are gone? A long silence unwinds between them.” (Ng, 2020, p. 114) PREFACE In 1945, Korea hung the red and blue Korean flags on...
Flip through the pages of popular travel publications, such as National Geographic, and you may find a faint echo of media’s historical legacy that portrays non-Western cultures through a...
Based in Nigeria, Grace Omotara Àkanni-Lawrence, a dynamic content creator and founder of the thriving makeup brand Rhodes by Mo, stands at the forefront of cultural revival and empowerment. In...